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Who likes Ali G?

Sum Bristol
13-01-2005, 21:16
Mr Ali G is causing controvesy in America again

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050113/325/fa7in.html
Drunk commies
13-01-2005, 21:19
I don't know why the crowd got so angry. Borat was only expressing his solidarity with the American people. It's not like he asked to touch their "hram".
Squealopia
13-01-2005, 21:23
Ali G must die
his stupid accent predicts
the Apocalypse

Uh-oh. Wrong thread.
Pisylvania
13-01-2005, 21:24
Personally, I've never liked him. I've always thought of him as a bit of an idiot. But then that's probably just me.
Drunk commies
13-01-2005, 21:25
I find him absolutely hillarious. He's the best thing to ever come over here from England.
CelebrityFrogs
13-01-2005, 21:25
He was funny on the eleven o'clock show. But I think the jokes worn a bit thin!
Chicken pi
13-01-2005, 21:28
He was funny on the eleven o'clock show. But I think the jokes worn a bit thin!

Yeah, I find his American show a bit crap. Except for the Borat bits. They never wear thin. :)
Alomogordo
13-01-2005, 21:32
I find him absolutely hillarious. He's the best thing to ever come over here from England.
No I would say the Beatles, Rolling Stones, the Who, graham Norton, and Monty Python rank infintely higher than Sasha Baron Cohen. I wish there HAD been a riot and he would be stuck in the middle of it. Now THAT'S comedy.
Dobbs Town
13-01-2005, 21:33
HAHAHAHA

LMAO

That's PRICELESS...I can't wait to see it!
Drunk commies
13-01-2005, 21:34
No I would say the Beatles, Rolling Stones, the Who, graham Norton, and Monty Python rank infintely higher than Sasha Baron Cohen. I wish there HAD been a riot and he would be stuck in the middle of it. Now THAT'S comedy.
Who are all those people?

Seriously. I've never laughed as hard as when I saw the Ali G episode where he trains at the Philadelphia police academy. Monty Python is ok, but not as funny as that. Graham Norton isn't all that funny to me. I'm not a big beatles fan. The stones have some good songs and a whole lot of shit. The who are the only one of the things you mentioned which may be better than Ali G.
CelebrityFrogs
13-01-2005, 21:36
Peter Cook is the best thing to come out of England.

Graham Nortons OK, but he's also Irish!
L-rouge
13-01-2005, 21:36
He was funny on the eleven o'clock show. But I think the jokes worn a bit thin!
Agreed. In 5 minute interviews, especially when the interviewee had no idea it was a joke, he was funny!
Borat is ok, but again in small doses.
You Forgot Poland
13-01-2005, 21:37
He's awesome. Anybody else see the Salon article on how exactly he sets up his interviews and appearances? Good insight on manipulation and advanced pranksterism.
Peopleandstuff
14-01-2005, 02:31
I havent seen any of his recent stuff, but I had to do an essay about the opening titles to one of his shows and got out a video tape with bits and pieces of his interviews and skitz, for background information (I knew nothing about him). The skitz were mostly lame, but the interviews were classic. :D
Sum Bristol
14-01-2005, 17:21
he was great on his first and second seris on channel 4. After that it kinda got like he was just repeating himself and got really boring, like bloody
Bo' Selecta
North Island
14-01-2005, 17:45
He is an a** hole. Do the world a good deed and shoot him.
La Terra di Liberta
14-01-2005, 17:55
Guy is funny as hell. He asks the dumbest questions and puts some very intellegent minds on the spot. He does his job, which is to be an annoyance and a pain.
FreeSweden
14-01-2005, 18:06
I love that guy. British (and jewish) humour is the best.
Legless Pirates
14-01-2005, 18:08
"We're here with the F.B. AAAIGH"
Lex Terrae
14-01-2005, 18:18
Borat is the best. Through that character he really points out the ridiculousness of the people he is interviewing. Plus, the people think he's legit, which makes it that much more funny. I'm a fan.